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We asked ASTC members to send us their best photos of 2016—compelling images that portray their missions in action and the work we do in science centers and museums. Please find a selection of these photos below. Read More

Interviewed by Leah Shepherd This interview appeared in the 2016 year-in-review issue of Dimensions magazine. In her role as vice president and chief of staff to the CEO at Adobe, as well as a board member at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California, Gloria Chen is passionate about inspiring the next generation... Read More

Interviewed by Joelle Seligson This interview appeared in the 2016 year-in-review issue of Dimensions magazine. The United States’ most produced living playwright brings stories of science into the spotlight. Lauren Gunderson first married science and the stage in Background, a production that journeys back through the life of a cosmologist and through time itself. She’s... Read More

IN THIS ISSUE Special Edition In 2001, ASTC’s Board launched a fieldwide Equity and Diversity Initiative in an effort to lead science centers toward a future in which their audience, staff, and board members more closely reflect the diversity of their societies. Since that time, we have made progress as a field on the path... Read More

This is an extended version of an article that appeared in a special edition of Dimensions magazine on equity, diversity, and inclusion. The majority of countries in the world have seen a rise in immigration since the beginning of this century. Between 2000 and 2013, the number of international migrants increased in 165 countries or... Read More

By Anthony (Bud) Rock In a special edition of Dimensions magazine, we are exploring the many aspects of diversity in the activities of our science centers and museums worldwide. We refer, in particular, to the importance of “cultural competence,” defined as “a process of lifelong learning [that] results in knowledge, skills, behaviors, and attitudes that... Read More

Interviewed by Joelle Seligson This interview appeared in a special edition of Dimensions magazine on equity, diversity, and inclusion. Having been part of the ASTC Equity and Diversity Committee for much of its history, outgoing committee chair Ann Fumarolo has seen the difference equity and diversity initiatives can make. Fumarolo, who serves as president and... Read More

How can science centers and museums become more welcoming and safe places for members of the transgender community? Frieda E. Smith, head of finance and operations and senior consultant at data2insight, and Kaden Borseth, director of teen and family programs at Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Atlanta, explored this question along with attendees in an... Read More